I know this one guy who owns a Ruger .40 and acts like he is Billy The Kid.
He sure is a member of the "Yabbut" clan in knocking my collection.
He likes to brag about how good of a shot he is and I have heard him say stuff about some people needing shooting lessons.

I offered him to come meet me at the handgun competitions but he is never able to make it.

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I get very annoyed with know-it-all mall ninja types. I see these internet/armchair commandos everywhere (yes, even here) and they make me want to choke the living **** out of them.

Sure, "that thing" is a bit of an oddity, but I completely agree with their reasoning.

Here in my region of the 'States we take a very dim view of anyone that swings the barrel of ANY weapon in the direction of another individual. It doesn't matter whether the weapon is loaded or unloaded, or the action opened. It's just common sense for me to know that the business end of a weapon is something to NEVER be taken lightly!

Lol, but its only pointing vaguely at their feet, and also since its broken all ive got my right hand about is effectively two hollow metal tubes.

3) Keep the barrel pointed in a SAFE direction until you want to shoot.

3) ALWAYS open the cylinder or check the breech/magazine of ANY gun handed to you (or that you pick up). Encourage the person that you hand a gun to to do the same.

4) Keep your finger OFF THE TRIGGER until you are on target and ready to shoot. Otherwise, lay your finger to the side of the trigger guard or keep your finger off the trigger and trigger guard all together.

I hear typical remarks from the anti-gun left like, "I think all guns should be banned.", or referring to a semi automatic weapon, "Why would anyone want a gun like that?" in an arrogant condescinding tone, and I would simply reply back, "ME!"

Or if one should change the standard wood stock on a gun to a durable military styled one, they think it should be banned because to them it makes it much more deadlier than before, but of course it still shoots the same caliber and no more deadlier. Now if you do change the barrel to a longer one, it does increase the muzzle velocity, but laws are only concerned if you change it to a much smaller size.

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As for gun safety, the golden rule one should go by, is to treat ALL guns as if they were loaded. Which means even though you are holding a gun in your hand that you know for certain it is unloaded with NO round in the chamber, still consider it loaded by NEVER pointing it at yourself or anyone.

Also, when you hand your gun to a friend for him to try out at a shooting range, for instance a revolver, have the cylinder out so no way can it go off accidentally. I've been to shooting ranges where the overhead roofing structure was potmarked with bullet holes. Like, how can anyone be that bad or careless of a shot to have shot the ceiling up?

And when I let a lady friend at an indoor shooting range try a gun out for the first time, such as a 44 Magnum revolver, I first instruct her on basic gun safety. Then I place only one cartridge in the cylinder, and only one standard 44 special, not a Magnum round. Later after she gets more accustomed to the feel of the gun with the kick one feels when being fired, I'll let her try more rounds, then a Magnum cartridge. Always wear hearing protection and safety glasses/goggles. One time I was wearing an expensive pair of sun glasses instead of cheap regular safety glasses, and a hot ejected brass glazed a scratch on them. It was better them than my eye, but who wants good sun glasses scratched up? With simi automatics, the brass can be ejected wildly about, including back towards one's face, so eye protection is always important.

In the Dirty Harry movies, Callahan used a 44 Magnum revolver, but only 44 specials I believe, just because he loved the feel of the larger more durable gun.

Indoor ranges are great where you can rent out all sorts of guns to try out to see which ones you like, and later buy if you wish.

My buddies' granddad was a caget ol coot, but he provided lessons in life better than any school. We were twelve and thirteen and he took us boys shooting one day. WOW, just like the big boys and men! Wo-o-o. He handed my friend this old bolt action .22 after he had fired it and said, "Here, don't worry, it's not loaded." The last thing my friend saw - he says - were stars that is how fast "Grampa" hit him with the stock. After we recovered ourselves, Grampa said "Now, if you don't want another wallop, what's the god--m lesson?" Brother, don't ever take any man's word whether a gun is loaded or not until you check the weapon yourself. We have never had an accident yet.

Trigger discipline is very important son. To a young Violent youth maybe not. But unless you want to get injured by your own weapon or a friends right next to you i suggest you practice this Practice to save yourself or another